5TH Annual ENGAGE.EMPOWER.EDUCATE CONFERENCE ON ALZHEIMER'S & DEMENTIA
Schedule
Fri Nov 14 2025 at 08:30 am to 03:00 pm
UTC-06:00Location
First Methodist Church Shreveport | Shreveport, LA
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The Bridge Alzheimer’s & Dementia Resource Center’s 5th Annual Education Conference: Engage, Empower, Educate, aims to provide practical knowledge, meaningful support, and renewed inspiration for those caring for individuals living with dementia. Our conference equips both family and professional caregivers with tools and strategies to enhance care, improve quality of life, and foster compassionate connections.Conference Registration
Family Caregiver/General Public: Free
Professional Healthcare Workers: Free
Professional CEUs: $60
(RN, SW, NFA)
2025 Keynote Speaker
Melanie Bunn, RN, MS, GNP
Melanie Bunn is a nurse, teacher, trainer, speaker, coach, consultant, researcher, mom, daughter and sister. She combines these roles with a love of travel and a fear of boredom to create a way of supporting herself and her family while improving the lives of people with dementia and their care partners. She is associated with Dementia Alliance of North Carolina, Teepa Snow’s Positive Approach to Care, Bunn Consulting, and Duke University School of Nursing. She is currently the Visiting Nurse Scholar for the Duke Health System.
Melanie received her undergraduate degree in nursing from UNC-Chapel Hill (1983), her Master’s Degree from Clemson University (1987) and a Post-Master’s Gerontological Nurse Practitioner Certificate from Duke University (1991).
She is a skilled and experienced advanced practice nurse and nurse educator, conducting over 200 presentations and trainings annually to health professionals, community organizations, first responders, families and others. She volunteered as an Alzheimer’s Support Group Facilitator for over 25 years.
“Engage, Empower, Educate” Objectives
• Learn how to engage, and interact with individuals living with dementia
• Help families, staff, and all participants achieve empathy with aging
• Understand the progression of Alzheimer’s and other dementias
• Understand the stages of Alzheimer’s and other dementias
• Learn ways to reduce one’s risk of developing Alzheimer’s or other dementias
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Where is it happening?
First Methodist Church Shreveport, 821 Sprague St, Shreveport, LA 71101, United StatesEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
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